For The Wet Ingredients For The Dry Ingredients For The Topping

1. Preheat oven to 190C and spray donut pans (for 3.75" diameter donuts) with cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, oil, applesauce, and vanilla extract. Stir in apple cider.
3. In a smaller bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. Add dry mix to wet, and whisk or stir together just until combined. Work quickly after this, because batter will start to thicken.
5. Spoon batter evenly into donut pans, smoothing out the top with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Donut cavities will be filled about 2/3-3/4 full.
6. Bake for 8-9 minutes. After removing from oven, allow donuts to cool in pan for 3-5 minutes before gently inverting onto a cooling rack.
7. Top the donuts – melt butter in one bowl, and stir together cinnamon and sugar in second one. Gently dip one side of each donut into melted butter, then dip into cinnamon-sugar blend, then serve.